All Forum Posts by Richard Sullivan

Ethics of Goose Down HarvestingI hate to mention it, but all this great 750-900 goose down that we've had come easily available in the last 10 years or so is harvested from live geese. Cruelty to animals most definitely. Mature ...

Big Agnes Insulated Air Core padJust picked up a Big Agnes Insulated Air Core pad. This pad has a nicer construction than the POE Insulmat Max-Thermo. I'm concerned about the slipperyness of the fabric, especially on sloping site...

Osprey Atmos 50Just picked up an Osprey Atmos 50. Very nice. So comfy, and going to be soooo nice to not get SBS (sweaty back syndrome) any more!
The thing is though it's going to be a learning experience to p...

EMS Quantum/PL2 35F 1.5 lbThe bag is the Velocity 35. It was shown in a 1/3 page ad in the Backpacker Gear Guide Mar/05. There is also a 5F version. Unfortunately when you go the EMS website and link in to sleeping bags fro...

EMS Quantum/PL2 35F 1.5 lbEMS has a Quantum/PL2 bag at 1.5 lb and rated for 35F. They are claiming it to be the lightest synthetic bag. I suppose the Marmot Pounder can be overlooked due to it's limited usefulness but I am ...

All Reader Reviews by Richard Sullivan

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Mountain Equipment Co-op (Canada)I totally agree with the reviewers above. MEC is now the REI of Canada, but greener I think. You can buy all the heavy gear you want and return it for whatever reason, and most of the profit goes to e...

Big Agnes Insulated Air Core PadWith 25 reviews already, not much more to say except to add a few comments. Certainly interesting that in terms of the sheer number of reviews and the high average score, this is a very popular produc...

Petzl e+LITEThis light is real beauty. At one ounce even, it's kinda like having a one pound sleeping bag. This is clearly the Western Mountaineering Hilite of headlights. Not perfect, but perfectly good and ...

Osprey Atmos 50I'm with you Brett, I always carry some good wine in my Atmos 50, usually a Fetzer Zinfandel. I also carry some single malt scotch in case the temps go lower than my bag rating.
Anyway, the Atm...

Osprey Packs Customer ServiceUnfortunately a beach dwelling rodent totally destroyed the top pocket of my Osprey Atmos 50 pack. Boy, was I mad. Later I made peace with him: after all I was camped in his home. Later that year I in...

Big Sky Products Evolution 2PAt 0 lb 0 oz, the Big Sky Evolution is unquestionably the worlds lightest tent. How can they make this tent so light? Simple. They don't use any fabric or notions. Just air and promises. And to make i...

Big Sky Products Evolution 2PAt 0 lb 0 oz, the Big Sky Evolution is unquestionably the worlds lightest tent. How can they make this tent so light? Simple. They don't use any fabric or notions. Just air and promises. And to make i...